Professional practices, was "pay you later"

[Kerry]

What's the difference between that and the gas stations that offer a
discount for cash payment? 

 

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From: Alan Barnard [mailto:pianotuner at embarqmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 6:47 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: Professional practices, was "pay you later"

 

If Mastercard/Visa/Discovery/Amex catch you passing on your credit service
costs you would be in a world of hurt. It is absolutely, strictly, strictly
verbotten! It's just another of their high-handed practices.

 

As to PayPal, I dunno. Read the fine print.

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

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Original message
From: paulrevenkojones at aol.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 4/11/2008 5:15:50 PM
Subject: Re: Professional practices, was "pay you later"

That's an interesting legal question. Be a bit wary and find out whether you
can in fact do that. 

P

It does cost you about 3% for the service You can add that to the invoice if
you like.

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 4:48 pm
Subject: Re: Professional practices, was "pay you later"

John, just set up an account with PayPal and you can then send email
invoices. They pay with a credit card and the money is then deposited in you
account almost immediately. It does cost you about 3% for the service You
can add that to the invoice if you like. 

 

Al Guecia

----- Original Message ----- 

From: John Formsma <mailto:formsma at gmail.com>  

To: Pianotech List <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>  

Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 2:09 PM

Subject: Re: Professional practices, was "pay you later"

 

Agreed with your points below. 

 

How do you send an email invoice?  Do you do a PDF with the Mac?  Using
Quickbooks to do the invoice?

 

What about people who don't have an email?  I have a few older customers who
don't have a computer.

 

I think email is a good way to go, considering our modern era.  My practice
now is to leave an invoice.  Most people expect to pay me before I leave.  I
allow churches to mail payment.  And folks who aren't at home while I'm
there.

 

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JF

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 12:24 PM, David Andersen
<david at davidandersenpianos.com> wrote:

My friends---- 

 

Would you like to be treated like a doctor, or a lawyer, or a skilled
artisan?

 

Or would you like to be treated like a day worker, or a cable installer, or
a shade-tree mechanic? 

 

In the first group, the work, and the atmosphere surrounding the work, is
the focus; actual money exchange happens later.

 

In the second group, the focus is on getting the check.

 

If you want to make more money and have more respect, act like a business
with cash flow. If somebody wants to give you a check, OK.

I hardly ever handle money now, and most of my clients (still) are private
entities. I send an email invoice within 24 hours of the work; I haven't
been stiffed once since I started this protocol 6 years ago. Well, once, by
a white-collar criminal in Malibu...300 bucks.

 

A hard and fast rule: those who seem like they couldn't care less about
getting paid make a lot more money and are trusted quicker and deeper.
People just like it better way back in the deep, old part of their brains.
Don't fight the wiring.

 

David Andersen

(flame suit on)

 

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